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This week – since the National Onion Association declared June 27th as National Onion Day – we’ll salute Onions and other sulphur containing allium vegetables such as Garlic, Leeks, Chives and Spring Onions. According to the internet, sulphur compounds in onions, garlic, leeks and shallots provide the following health benefits… Incorporating onions and other alliums […]

This week the United States of America federal holiday – Juneteenth – commemorates when the Galveston, Texas, last Confederate community of enslaved African Americans received word they had been freed by the January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation. The Juneteenth holiday led me to think of Collard Greens, a Southern dietary staple, which nourished many through

“Up in the sky! Look! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s Superman!”This week from June 10th through June 13, 2024, we put on our capes and celebrate International Superman Week.1 We all respond to the better, stronger, more noble self that Superman inspires in each of us. Through the Superman actor, Christopher Reeve, we

Since June is Men’s Health Month and Women generally live longer than men, today’s post will focus on what the majority of our readers (female) can do to contribute to health of the husband’s, brothers, sons and good male friends in your life. A quick internet search yields helpful articles on what men can do

Regular readers will know that we do not publish a regular health and fitness post on U.S. Federal Holidays. Memorial Day signifies our country’s commitment to remember men and women who lost their lives while serving in the armed forces.  The National Moment of Remembrance Act, signed into law by President Bill Clinton on December 28,

We used to talk about being dressed from Head to Toe – but there is Head to Toe and Foot advice in regards to brain health, which I discovered yesterday while reading a CNN online article by Dr. Sanjay Gupta. In the article (click on title for a full read) I have a family history

Today we leap on the public health Bandwagon regarding this week’s May 17th World Hypertension Day.You will find source links regarding how to prevent or minimize Hypertension, also known as High Blood Pressure, throughout this post. Hypertension is the number one risk factor for death globally, according to the World Heart Federation‘s website, affecting more than

EveryBody Fitness: Empowering Through Exercise. Maintaining an active lifestyle becomes crucial for sustaining health, vitality and independence as we age. Today’s first Monday of the month TrueToMyBody post summarizes some of our favorite fitness topics. For those over 60 – or any age exercise beginners, sedentary individuals or someone newly recovered from injury or illness

Every year April 29th is celebrated as International Dance Day. 1 Over 600 of the 700+ subscribers to this blog are part of International Dance Day because from 2011 through 2016, we celebrated dance every week at one or more of the nine Zumba® Gold dance fitness classes I taught in San Diego, CA. Becoming

Sparks can be tiny and fleeting – extinguishing themselves the instant an ember finds nothing to ignite. A spark in the mind also might flit away – or become genius for the body. Sparks of genius may result in changing the world as did Dr. Kenneth Cooper when he coined the word Aerobics as title